Origin, distribution and toxicological potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the Bushehr coast, The Persian Gulf

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 334-338

  Mehdinia, Ali ^a   Aghadadashi, Vahid ^a   Fumani, Neda Sheijooni ^a  

^a IRANIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bushehr coastal zones; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment quality; Toxicity potential

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL ZONES; HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; BUSHEHR; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SEDIMENT QUALITY; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTORS; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ; TOXICITY POTENTIAL; TOXICOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; DIOXIN; FLUORENE; FUEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARCINOGENICITY; COASTAL WATERS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; PYROLYSIS; SEDIMENT; SURFACE SEDIMENT; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR; TOXIC EQUIVALENT; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TOXICOLOGY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN;

ARABIAN SEA; BUSHEHR; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; PERSIAN GULF;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84961290559     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.021     Document Type: Article

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